Chartthaipattana Party

Chatthaipattana Party พรรคชาติไทยพัฒนา
Leader	Chumpol Silpa-archa
Chief Adviser	Sanan Kachornprasart
De-facto leader	Banharn Silpa-archa
Founded	18 April 2008
Headquarters	No. 33/157, 11 Seansaab, Minburi, Bangkok
Ideology	Populism
Official colors	Pink (campaign color)
House of Representatives	19 / 500
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The Chartthaipattana Party^[1] (Thai: พรรคชาติไทยพัฒนา Phak Chat Thai Patthana, CP, English: Thai Nation Development Party) was founded on April 18, 2008, in anticipation of the December 2, 2008, Constitutional Court of Thailand ruling which dissolved the Chart Thai Party and banned its executive members from participating in politics for 5 years beginning at that date. Numerous former members of the Chart Thai Party joined the Chart Thai Patthana Party. Therefore, the Chart Thai Pattana party is the de facto successor party to the Chart Thai Party. The party's current leader is Chumpol Silpa-archa, the younger brother of former Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa, who has been banned from politics by the Constitutional Court.^[2][3] On December 15, 2008, the party joined the Democrat Party, in forming a six-party coalition government under Abhisit Vejjajiva. In Abhisit's cabinet, the CP supplyed the Deputy Prime Minister (Sanan Kachornprasart), the ministers of Tourism and Sports (Chumpol Silpa-archa), and Agriculture, and the deputy minister of Transport.

For the general election on 3 July 2011, Chartthaipattana forged an alliance with fellow coalition partner Bhumjaithai Party.^[4] The party's target was to win at least 30-35 seats^[5] and it was even hopeful that it could, as the third party, propose a 'reconciliation Prime Minister'.^[6] Eventually, the CP won 19 of the 500 seats in the House of Representatives.

The party joined the Pheu Thai Party-led coalion government under Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in 2011.

See also

• Chart Thai Party

References

1. ^ http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2552/D/065/54.PDF
2. ^ http://www.politicalbase.in.th/index.php/พรรคชาติไทยพัฒนา
3. ^ Tumcharoen, Surasak (4 Jan 2009), "Keeping it in the family", Bangkok Post, http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/investigation/9109/keeping-it-in-the-family, retrieved 9 July 2011 
4. ^ "Bhum Jai Thai and Chart Thai Pattana unveil alliance". The Nation. 15 March 2011. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2011/03/15/national/Bhum-Jai-Thai-and-Chart-Thai-Pattana-unveil-allian-30150901.html. Retrieved 4 June 2011. 
5. ^ "Chartthaipattana lowers its hopes", Bangkok Post, 20 June 2011, http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/243117/chartthaipattana-popularity-down, retrieved 9 July 2011 
6. ^ "CPT eyes 'reconciliation PM' post", Bangkok Post, 10 June 2011, http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/election/241571/cpt-looks-for-reconciliation-pm-post, retrieved 9 July 2011